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RACING UPDATE

17 Mar 2020 10:21

In light of the guidelines
and restrictions regarding public gatherings as announced by President Cyril
Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Phumelela Gaming
and Leisure, Kenilworth Racing, Gold Circle, the Racing Association, the
National Horseracing Authority and The Thoroughbred Horseracing Trust have
unanimously agreed to implement the following Protocols and Procedures with
immediate effect:
1. Racing to continue, but with no public
attendance on course
From Tuesday 17 March, all race meetings will be
closed to the public until further notice. Consequently, the Joburg Prawn
Festival at Turffontein scheduled for 4 April and the Klawervlei raceday scheduled
for Durbanville on Saturday 28 March are cancelled, although the race meetings
at which they were scheduled will take place.
Only essential racing participants will be
allowed access to racecourses on race days. These include owners, trainers,
jockeys, grooms, officials and staff deemed necessary to host a race meeting
safely and successfully.
2. Access control to be strictly adhered to and
facilities for participants to be limited
Access points to racecourses will be limited, as
will hospitality venues for participants allowed at racecourses on raceday in
order to strictly comply with the guidelines and restrictions imposed.
3. Sanitization measures to be put in place
Hand sanitizer, accompanied with the necessary
signage and instructions, will be made available to all racing participants
allowed on course.
The same sanitization measures will be applied
at training centres which will include all grooms. In addition, various
restrictive measures to be implemented as a cautionary, as well as potential lockdown
procedures, are being put into place in the eventuality of an outbreak at any
of the grooms’ accommodation.
4. All non-racing events cancelled
All non-racing events, such as conferences,
hosted at the various racecourses across the country will be cancelled with
immediate effect.
5. Off Course Betting Outlets
In line with the published restrictions,
attendance at all Off-Course Betting Shops will be limited to under 100 persons
as required. In addition, sanitization measures will be put in place at all
outlets.
Racing fans are encouraged to open online
betting accounts instead of placing bets at Off-Course Betting Shops.
6. Government Hotline
Attention is drawn to the government hotline –
0800 029 999 – which provides easy access to important information on the
subject.
The Racing Operators reserve the right to deny
access to any of their venues to any person displaying Covid-19 symptoms.

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